Ventimiglia is a a small craft and fishing haven. It is protected from the S and E by a mole extending 230 m SSW from the coast at the W end of the modern district of the town which stands on a level plain. Anchorage can be obtained in depths of about 17 m, good holding ground, 0. 6 mile S of the mouth of Fiume Rioa. However this anchorage becomes untenable should a S wind set in.